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Mannahill in South Australia
This article appeared in the Melbourne Argus on 22 October 1886 in the context of the goldrush to the Mannahill goldfields […]
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Commercial Hotel Tenterfield – Restoration of 1940’s Hotel
You get to see a lot of Country Pubs as you travel around Regional Australia, however on a recent trip to Tenterfield in NSW I had the good fortune to stay in an outstanding property, […]
Australian Cattle Stations
Outback Australia
Regional and Outback Australia is the home of iconic landscapes, people, towns and settlements. The spirit of endeavour, acceptance of hardship and close community bonds can be found everywhere and they provide an endless pallet […]
Australian History
Vehicles left in the Northern Territory after the Second World War
There were a number of vehicles left in the Northern Territory after the second world war. The wrecks of US Military vehicles can still be seen from the Highway while others are found off the […]
Australian Bushmen's Campdraft and Rodeo Association
Beaudesert Campdraft 2016
I had the good fortune to stay and watch the Campdrafting for a few days at this event… a wonderful time. From notes on Wikipedia it is thought the sport developed in outback Queensland among […]
Architecture
Bell, Bunya Highway, Queensland
Originally the area around Bell on the Bunya Highway in Queensland was part of a large land holding called Jimbour Station. In the 1870s the area was opened up for closer settlement and Angus & […]
Architecture
Koorawatha – New South Wales
Township famous for a gun battle between police and the bushranger Ben Hall. Located 337 km from Sydney, Koorawatha is a tiny township on the Olympic Highway between Young and Cowra whose only real claim […]
Australian History
Overland Telegraph Line – Australia
BY RICK MOORE Danger, exploration, innovation and the risk of financial ruin were all part of the construction of the 3200 km Overland Telegraph Line from Port Augusta to Darwin that would provide Australia’s first […]
Australian Photographs
Bingara is on Australia’s History Trail
Bingara is on Australia’s History Trail in North Western NSW and was a pastoral settlement that commenced in about 1830, it was not until the discovery of Gold in 1853 that the communities of Bingara and Upper Bingara began […]
Architecture
Glen Innes – a Renaissance
I have been to Glen Innes many times in the past 20 years and always thought it a shabby and run down place with many historical buildings. However in the past few years it has […]